April 5th, 1983
Today is my birthday, yes, but it's also Rosaleen's. As a result, I've been thinking about her a lot today. Her and Tressa. In a couple of months it will be two years since they've been gone. Dana McKinnon too, though I didn't know her half as well. It's partly because of people like them that I keep doing this day in and day out - doing what they never had the chance to do. Tressa had barely started here, but Rosaleen... well, she acted like a Mum to a like of people, myself included. I really miss them.
I'm not going to get all weepy and sad because today is supposed to be a good day, I'm not-
I'm- I'm fairly certain they would would have been thrilled about Aingeal's marriage and the impending baby. After Brion and James... this would have given them something to smile about, definitely, all chaos aside.
The scheduling gods in the department were nice enough to give me at least part of today off, because really, working on our birthday is sort of awful. I had the day shift today, so at least I get tonight (hopefully) to myself. And tomorrow... well. Officially I've got the night shift, but that could change at a moment's notice. Tomorrow's Saturday, all bets are off.
Thank you to everyone who sent greetings/food/gifts my way today and to those who didn't give me a hard time (Kingsley and Victor, I'm looking at you).
Mum and Dad are having me (and Solon) and Chris, Celeste and Luna over for dinner soon to celebrate, so that should be fun. I'm going out tonight with Solon as soon as I'm finished here and I sort of want to get drunk, is that so bad of me to think that?, to celebrate both of our birthdays (having them four days apart is so nice, and kind of hilarious). And... I'm not sure what your schedules are like for the next little while, Igraine and Fiona (particularly not since next weekend is Easter and all), but we should have a Girl's night sometime really soon!
There's also been a couple of weddings that have happened to people of the MLE recently, so congratulations again, Alastor and Aingeal!